Nonstop flight route between Medford, Oregon, United States and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR), Medford, Oregon, United States and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,665 miles (or 4,290 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR):

• The closest airport to Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) is Siskiyou County Airport (SIY), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of MFR.
• Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport is a public airport three miles north of downtown Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon.
• Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,106 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Medford saw United Airlines Boeing 727s and 737s from 1967–68 until about 2003.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Army Air Forces officials decided the site would better serve defense needs as a maintenance stopover point for aircraft being ferried to the Caribbean and North Africa.
• As the need for trained transport pilots grew during 1943, officials in Washington decided to beef up the training program at Homestead.
• Beginning in mid 1957, the wing deployed aircraft, crews, and support personnel to North African bases under the REFLEX ACTION program.
• The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
• – 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard
• The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.